Scotland prepares for World Cup opener against Haiti this weekend
The Guardian Sport • 2 min read • Latest: Jun 9, 2026, 1:18 PM
Last updated Jun 9, 2026

Scotland's national soccer team is in North Carolina ahead of their World Cup match against Haiti, which is scheduled for this weekend. Ewan Murray, a football correspondent with The Guardian, will be answering readers' questions about Scotland’s performance and prospects in Group C, which includes Brazil and Morocco. The World Cup is set to feature 104 games, making it the largest tournament to date. Murray will respond to queries live from Charlotte at 5pm BST (12pm EST) today.
- •Scotland plays Haiti in their World Cup opener this weekend.
- •Ewan Murray is answering questions about Scotland's chances in Group C.
- •The 2026 World Cup is the largest ever, featuring 104 matches.
- •Murray's Q&A session is scheduled for today at 5pm BST.
- 1:18 PMThe Guardian Sport — World Cup reader Q&A: post your questions for Ewan Murray now
"We’re two days away from the start of the biggest World Cup ever. Football correspondent Ewan Murray is in North Carolina with the Scotland team ahead of their game against Haiti this weekend. Post your questions in the comments now on Scotland’s chances and anything World Cup-related. Ewan will be here answering them at around 5pm BST (12pm EST) Hello, and welcome to the first Guardian World Cup Q&A Ewan Murray is one of our newly expanded team of Guardian football correspondents scattered across North America to cover all 104 games. Ewan will be joining us live from Charlotte, North Carolina at 5pm BST (12pm EST), where Scotland didn’t play Norway on Monday, to answer any questions you might have about the World Cup as a whole and, specifically, Scotland’s chances in group C alongside Haiti and France 98 group rivals Brazil and Morocco. Post your comments and questions below the line and Ewan will answer as many as he can. Here’s some reading/watching/listening in the meantime: Continue reading...
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